the Fourth

 annual Good Guys coloring contest

 Zane's half birthday patriotic crispy bars

 anticipation

 Ames had fireworks on the 3rd, but the parade on the Fourth

 No one was daring enough to sit in the sun to watch the parade on the 100 degree day.  Our side of the street was shadey until the last entrant rolled by

I layed down with this guy to force him into a nap so we wouldn't be too grumpy staying up until 11:30 pm